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Helicopter Pilot to CPA: How Chase Passed His CPA Exams

May 3, 2024
In this SuperfastCPA podcast interview, you'll hear how Chase made a complete career change in just two years, from helicopter pilot to CPA. Chase did this through a lot of hard work and studying strategically, and in this episode you'll get all his tips and tricks for highly effective CPA study. IMPORTANT LINKS: Master your study process by attending one of our free study training workshops: https://www.superfastcpa.com/study-secrets/ FULL EPISODE PAGE: https://www.superfastcpa.com/helicopter-pilot-to-cpa-how-chase-passed-his-cpa-exams/ Episode Timestamps 0:00 How Chase Passed His CPA Exams with SuperfastCPA 02:16 Biggest Struggles Before SuperfastCPA 05:12 From Helicopter Pilot to Accountant 07:24 No Accounting Background 13:11 How Chase Felt Studying Before SuperfastCPA 14:35 Chase's Lightbulb Moment 16:22 Realizing that He CAN Learn this Without an Accounting Background 17:56 Going Through the Lectures and Learning Nothing 19:09 Using the Questions to Learn it One Piece at a Time 23:27 How Chase Tackled the Hardest Topics in FAR 27:15 A Typical Day of Studying for Chase 30:27 Mini Sessions Every Two Hours 31:30 Utilizing the Different Study Tools 34:57 The Simplicity of the Mini Quizzes 37:26 Using the Mini Quizzes to Fill In the Gaps 40:24 It Gets Easier as Time Goes On 41:54 Exam Scores and His CPA Journey 44:58 The Decision for a Career Shift 47:28 How Chase Adapted SuperfastCPA in His Study 49:31 Being Busy and Still Managing to Study for the CPA Exams 53:23 Top Tips for People Still Struggling with the CPA Exams
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